The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ~, 1887.
OVER THE STATE.

a number Of the most prominent
streets in Chattanooga are to he paved
with granite blocks.
The Wautauga Land Company has
been chartered at johnson City.
Capital, paid up, $500
Ground has been broken and the
building of nineteen houses begun at
Dayton in the last fifteen days.
Ben Franklin, a negro, cut down a
tree, which fell upon him, near Wiz
chester, the other day, killing him in.
stantly.
Gov. Taylor has pardoned VIM.
Spence, who was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for life for the killing of his
sonin-law, E. S. Wheat.
Marble quarries are coming to light
all about in Middle Tennessee. Specie
mems that have been tested are said to
be equal to any in the world.
TIE losses by the fire at Gallatin
last!Friday night will aggregate fully
$4,000. The merchants unanimous
ly agree to rebuild Immediately.
Warren Carson, book keeper and
cashier for John R. Goodwin q Co.,
cotton factors, has left Memphis, ow>
ing his employers over $4,000. Cards
and fast women the cause.
The Purdy Democrat has merged
into the Bethel Springs Pioneer. The
spirit of the Democrat will live in the
enterprise and continue to teach
good sound democratic doctrine.
Shelbyville Gazette: The financial
condition of our people is excellent.
Farmers, as rule, have a surplus of
cereals they have a good proportion
of stock, and it is in unusually good
condition for this time of the year.
MART n Mail: Dresden Jail contains
seventeen prisoners and it is said that
all out two were sent from Martin
and Greenfield, the only places where
whiskey is sold. This does not speak
very we'll for the morals of whiskey
selling towns.
Sequatchie Sun: Mr.. John M.
Stone has taken a census of Marion
county with the intention of seeing
how many white citizens were over
70 years old, commencing with him.
self; he found one hundred, one be
ing 101 years old, who has since died.
H. M. Pierce, President of the
Nashville Laud Improvement Com
pany, last Thursday agreed to donate
100000 toward improving the pub
lie park at the new town of Davidson,
three miles from Nashville. He also
agrees to build a standard guage steel
road from the Union Depot to David
son and present it to the Land I'M
prOvement Company. AS a guaran.
tee of good faith, he deposited in the
American National Bank 100000 in
stock.
The report of the chairman of the
Knoxville board of health shows: In
August, 1886, there we're 23,372
white and 6,73S colored people in
town, making a total population Of
30,11O. During the year there were
447 deaths-254 white and 1913 col,
cred. The death rate per thousand
for the whole population was 1917
per cent. The largest number Of
deaths occurred in December, 55; the
smallest in September, 26, During
the year there were 601 births in the
city, Lily
ROY
Congressman j. NJ. Taylor has re-
ceived numerous letters from citizens
of Trezevant urging variou;
names for postmaster of that place.
These letters were written under the
impression that the approaching mar.
riage of the incumbent, Mrs. Love,
when it occurs, will create vacancy.
Mrs. Love has written to Mr.. Taylor
asking ifher contemplated matrimoni-
al episode will necessitate her retire.
ment from official life. Mr.. Taylor
called at the department and inquired